F2D Mighty Film to Digital Converter. User Manual

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1 F2D Mighty Film to Digital Converter User Manual v10 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Before Using the Converter 1 Having Difficulty Using This Product 4 Package Contents 5 Ordering Accessories 5 Functions of Keys 6 Connect F2D Mighty to TV Screen 7 Getting Started 8 1 Attach Power 8 2 Use Built-in Memory 8 3 Use Optional SD/SDHC Memory Card 8 4 Format/Delete All Internal Memory or the SD/SDHC Card 9 5 Mode Selection 10 6 Set Film Type 11 7 Select Proper Adapter or/and Insert 11 8 Insert Proper Adapter into Slot 14 9 Prepare Film and Feed the Film into Adapter 15

2 10 Edit Image Orientation Change Image EV (Exposure Value) and RGB Color Convert Film to Digital File Playback and Edit Converted Image Files Connect F2D to Computer to Upload Image Files Upload Image Files to PC and Delete the Uploaded Files 23 Specifications 24 One-Year Limited Warranty (United States Only) 25 Thank You for Choosing Wolverine and Quick Start Back Cover Introduction Thank you for purchasing Wolverine F2D Mighty Film to Digital Converter You can take stacks of film and convert them into digital images to preserve them forever Wolverine has created a simple-to-use device to convert your film into high mega pixel digital images in seconds No computer or software is needed Plug the F2D Mighty into an outlet or an USB port; all images are saved to memory or optional SD/SDHC memory card The F2D Mighty can be connected with your Windows PCs or Mac computer system to upload converted and saved digital images through USB ports Before Using F2D Mighty This section provides important safety information that you should read before using your F2D Mighty Do not drop or handle too aggressively as it may cause damage to the device Do not allow the device to come into contact with water or other liquids In the event that water or other liquids enter the interior, 1

3 immediately turn off the device Continued use of the device may result in fire or electric shock Do not handle the device with wet hands Doing so may cause electric shock and damages to the unit Do not place the device close to any equipment generating strong electromagnetic fields Exposure to strong magnetic fields may cause malfunction or data corruption Do not expose the device to extreme temperatures, humidity or vibrations, which may cause damages to the device Do not open the outer casing This unit does not require batteries or contain user serviceable parts Do not move or disconnect the device from the computer while the device is reading/writing data This may cause damages to the data and/or the device Under no circumstances should user try to repair the device Doing so may cause electric shock and void the warranty Warranty will be voided if the device is mishandled Please take care in handling the device Wolverine Data is not responsible for 2 consequential damages, including loss of data Always back up all data For full warranty statement see the end of this manual Wolverine Data has no obligation to repair, replace or issue refunds without a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number and the original purchase receipt of the defective product Repairs or replacement service will not be offered to products that were misused, scratched, repaired without authorization, or any other reasons beyond the range of intended use Replacement product may be either new or refurbished, provided that its functions are at least equal to that of the product being replaced Wolverine Data is not responsible for any data stored on the returned product, please backup any data prior to ship back the unit All out of warranty repairs are subjected to repair fee Please contact your dealer or Wolverine Data for current charges 3

4 Having Difficulty Using This Product Please try the following options: Call us at M-F 9:00-5:00 Pacific Time We strongly recommend you to visit our web site, wwwwolverinedatacom/support to watch the videos including: 1 F2D Mighty video manual 2 Easy way to open the F2D negative adapter 3 How to convert Super 8 and recreate the movie or write to our technical support staff at support@wolverinedatacom or our address: 9939 Muirlands Blvd Irvine, CA Package Contents F2D Mighty converter 35 mm slide adapter 35 mm negative adapter 110 negative insert 110 slide insert 8mm/Super8 insert USB power adapter USB cable cleaning brush Ordering Accessories Please call us at or visit Wolverine Data web site to order accessories Go to wwwwolverinedatacom, click Accessories under the pull down menu of tab PRODUCT, click Wolverine F2D Select TV-out cable (see picture, Code: F2D14TV) or other related accessories 5

5 Functions of Keys Power: Power on/off Left/Mirror and Right/Flip: Highlight the selection to left/up or right/down; mirror or flip image in "Convert" mode Convert/Mode: Convert film to digital image in "Convert" mode Press Mode key one time to bring back the previous menu Press Mode key twice any time to go back to Home Menu (start menu) OK/Enter key: Confirm and enter the selection Convert/Mode C Power OK/Enter Left/Mirror Right/Flip OK 6 Connect F2D Mighty to TV Screen to View Images on TV If your TV set equipped with RCA composite ports that accept video-in signal, you can view converted images on TV screen instead from the F2D Mighty viewer Change your TV set INPUT to appropriate source Plug the 35 mm end of the RCA cable to TV OUT port located at the back of F2D Mighty, and plug RCA end (white or yellow connector) to VIDEO-IN (yellow) port of the TV set The viewer of the F2D Mighty will turn dark, menu and images will appear only on TV 7

6 Getting Started Attach Power Connect the cable to included power adapter Plug the power adapter to a wall outlet, or plug cable to computer USB port directly F2D Mighty turns off itself after 30 minutes of idle time Use Built-in Memory F2D Mighty has built-in memory that stores about 35 ~ 40 digital images After power on, a "No card" icon will appear on the viewer for 3 seconds if an external memory card is not inserted Use Optional SD/SDHC Memory Card Insert a SD/SDHC memory card (Max 32 GB) before powering on the F2D Mighty Do not use SDXC or MicroSD memory card with card adapter on F2D Mighty It could freeze the device Ensure the card is unlocked, gently insert it with gold fingers facing up until it clicks Power off the F2D Mighty before removing the memory card Eject the card by gently pushing in the card, instead of pulling out directly 8 A new memory card or an used camera card should be formatted before using with the F2D Mighty Refer to item 4 Each 1 GB of SD/SDHC memory holds about digital images The maximum accepting capacity of a SD/SDHC Memory Card is 32 GB, otherwise it will freeze the F2D Mighty Unlock Unlock the card 9 1/8" Gold contacts face up Push in until clicks & 1/8" remains 4 Format/Delete All Internal Memory or SD/SDHC Card This function formats/deletes all files stored in the internal memory if SD/SDHC memory card is not inserted With external memory card inserted, the function of "Delete All" would erase all files on the inserted card Caution, any and all existing files would be deleted after the procedure of "Delete All" Make a backup if it's needed 1 Insert SD/SDHC memory card if needed 2 Turn power on, press Right key to select Delete All then press OK 3 Press Left key to highlight YES then press OK

7 5 Mode Selection F2D Mighty has 7 modes and are listed below Press Left or Right keys to change the mode then press OK/Enter key to enter the selection You can always press Mode key to bring back the previous menu or press Mode key twice to go back to Home menu Film Type - Selects type of film to convert, refer to Film Type Table on page 13 Delete All - Deletes all files in the internal memory or the inserted SD/SDHC card Convert - Converts film to digital image You can go to Covert mode directly if all settings remained the same as last session Playback - Reviews all converted images that stored in memory USB Upload - uploads converted image files to PC or Mac Language - Sets menu in English or Japanese 10 6 Set Film Type Ensure the Film Type setting is correct, or you will see X-ray-like image on the viewer The film type setting will remain unchanged even when F2D Mighty is powered off 1 At Film Type menu, press OK/Enter key 2 Press Left or Right key to highlight Slides Positive or Color Negatives or Movie Positive or Black & White then press OK 3 Press Left or Right key to select the type of film then press OK 7 Select Proper Adapter or/and Place Insert Use proper Adapter or/and Insert to convert your film, refer to Film Type Table on page 13 Flip open the proper Adapter then place the insert into the middle of window opening, align the 4 dimples underneath (see page 12) Snap close all 3 catches along the bottom edge tightly to avoid jamming when pushing adapter into the F2D Mighty 11

8 Warning: Using wrong adapter or/and insert will result cropped or black areas on images Adapter Negative Adapter INSERT Flip open Place Insert into the middle of window opening 12 Film Type Slide Positive Color Negative Black & White Movie Positive Format 127VPK KPK 110 Microfiche 127VPK KPK VPK KPK 110 Super8 8 mm Film Type Table Adapter to Use Insert to Use Slide Adapter (1) --- Slide Adapter (1) --- Slide Adapter (1) --- Slide Adapter (1) Slide Insert Slide Adapter (1) --- Negative Adapter (2) --- Negative Adapter (2) --- Negative Adapter (2) --- Negative Adapter (2) 110 Insert (4) Negative Adapter (2) --- Negative Adapter (2) --- Negative Adapter (2) --- Negative Adapter (2) 110 Insert (4) --- 8mm/Super8 Insert --- 8mm/Super8 Insert 13

9 8 Clean Film Dust and Insert Proper Adapter into Slot For best results, use included cleaning brush with felt side down to wipe dust off the light table gently before inserting adapter Insert film Adapter with two stick-out stoppers face down or the embossed wording face up Gently push adapter from the right side slot, right to left, until stopped 14 For 8mm/Super8 Insert gently push the Insert from front to back until stopped 9 Prepare Film and Feed the Film into Adapter Use fine soft cloth or canned air (not included) to wipe or blow off any dust on the film before feeding them into the Adapter Gently feed the film from the right side of adapter In general, feed the film in right side up, and shiny side up as follows: Slides: printed logo or brand name facing down 8mm/Super 8: perforated holes on the right 15

10 Note: to convert slides, feed the first slide in the adapter, then use a second and third slide to push the preceding ones through the adapter Align the picture on the viewer properly before converting Continue to feed slides through the adapter one by one Ensure the Film Type setting is correct, or you will see X-ray-like image on the viewer The film type setting will remain unchanged even when power off For detail process, please go to our web site to view our video manual, refer to web site info on page 4 Slide 1 Put Slide Adapter into F2D Mighty 2 Feed and push each slide until image align properly on the viewer Feed in slide one by one 16 Negative 1 Put Negative Adapter into F2D Mighty 2 Feed negative film and check the image 10 Edit Image Orientation At Convert Mode, press Mirror key to mirror the image left to right, or Flip key to flip the image upside down Or you can also rotate the images 90 degrees while viewing at Playback mode later 11 Change Image EV (Exposure Value) and RGB Color At Convert Mode, press OK/Enter key to change EV (Exposure Value), R (red), G (green), and B (blue) color components The default value of EV is 00, change to positive(+) to make image brighter, or negative(-) to make image darker You can also adjust R, G, and B color components to enhance the image quality of the 17

11 film Press Left or Right key to adjust the values, then press Enter key to move on to the next color component The edited value will remain unchanged until further adjustments were made Note: Each brand or batch of film development process used different chemicals and had their own characters You can make adjustments individually, or upload image files to a computer to do batch enhancements with a software Convert Mode EV 00 Exposure Value Film Type 135 Memory Card Cancel Save Home Convert Film to Digital File 1 At Convert Mode, press Convert key to convert image to digital 2 Press OK key to save the converted digital image to memory Or press Left or Right key to select Cancel (not saved) 3 Feed another slide or push the negative film to left side to convert the next film Note: If a red rectangle "FULL" icon appears in the center of the viewer, means the memory is full Upload the files to computer, refer to item 14 and 15 on page 22 and 23 Then delete all files in the memory through computer software wizard or F2D Mighty, refer to item 4 on page 9 EV 00 FULL 135 Memory Full 19

12 13 Playback and Edit Converted Image Files 1 2 Press Left or Right key to highlight "Playback" Press OK/Enter key to playback saved files on the viewer at 2 second intervals Playback Mode Playback in Pause 3 4 Press OK/Enter key to pause slide show Press Left/Right key to advance image forward or backward manually Press OK/Enter key one more time to go to Edit menu In the Edit menu, highlight Exit, then press OK/Enter key to resume Playback 20 After the image is edited, select Save icon to save edited image The edited image will replace the original image in memory Highlight Home icon, press OK/Enter key to exit Playback mode, or press Convert key two times to go to Home menu Rotate +90 Rotate -90 Delete Playback/Edit Menu Exit Edit menu, resume Playback mode Save edited image Go to Home Menu (Exit Playback) 21

13 14 Connect F2D Mighty to Computer to Upload Image Files For people don't have a card reader on computer, you can use F2D Mighty as an external card reader for your computer 1 Plug small end of the USB cable to F2D Mighty and the big end to USB port on the computer 2 Insert SD/SDHC memory card if not using the internal memory 3 Power on F2D Mighty 4 Press Left/Right key to highlight "USB UPLOAD" 5 Press OK/Enter key to activate the USB mode USB UPLOAD USB UPLOAD Upload Image Files to PC and Delete the Uploaded Files You can use F2D Mighty as an external card reader to upload converted image files It's a better practice to upload files to different folders each time to avoid files superseding MAC system: iphoto will pop out If not, launch iphoto and import the files Windows PC system: A Microsoft Wizard Window will pop out Follow the steps to copy picture files to your PC All converted image files will be named in alpha-numerical order, such as PICT0001JPG, PICT0002JPG, PICT0003JPG etc, and stored under the directory of DCIM/100COACH After files were copied to your computer, you can delete the files on the card using functions on the computer, or F2D Mighty Delete All function If you leave the files in the memory card, newly converted files will be named consecutively in alpha-numerical order, otherwise it starts from PICT

14 Specifications Lens: F/348, f=512 LCD:24 inch LTPS LCD Display External memory: SD/SDHC card Exposure: Auto Color balance: Auto Resolution: 20 MP Data conversion: 24 bits per color channel Convert method: Single pass Light source: backlight Power: Powered from USB/5V adapter Interface: USB 20 Dimension: 1045 x 941 x 1353 mm Weight: 328 g Language: English and Japanese 24 Caution: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Changes of modifications not expressly approved by Wolverine Data could void the user 's authority to operate the equipment One-Year Limited Warranty (United States Only) Wolverine Data manufactures its hardware products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in accordance with industry-standard practices Wolverine Data warrants that the hardware products it manufactures will be free from defects in materials and workmanship The limited warranty term is one year beginning on the date of invoice, as further described in the following text Damage due to shipping the product is covered under this limited warranty Otherwise, this limited warranty does not cover damage due to external causes, including accident, abuse, misuse, problems with electrical power, servicing not authorized by Wolverine Data, usage not in accordance with product instructions, failure to perform required preventive maintenance, and problems caused by use of parts and components not supplied by Wolverine Data The warranty extends only to the first consumer purchaser, and is not transferable This limited warranty does not cover any items that are in one or more of the following 25

15 categories: software; external devices (except as specifically noted); accessories or parts added to a Wolverine Data system after the system is shipped from Wolverine Data or its resellers; accessories or parts that are not installed in the Wolverine Data factory During the one-year period, beginning on the invoice date, Wolverine Data will repair or replace products returned to Wolverine Data's facility To request limited warranty service, you must contact Wolverine Data within the limited warranty period Appropriate telephone number for customer assistance refer to page 4 If limited warranty service is required, Wolverine Data will issue a RMA (Return Material Authorization) number You must ship the product back to Wolverine Data in their original or equivalent packaging, prepay shipping charges, and insure the shipment or accept the risk of loss or damage during shipment Wolverine Data will ship the repaired or replacement products to you freight prepaid if you use an address in the continental United States, where applicable Shipments to other locations will be made freight collect To obtain service, you must include: (a) a copy of your receipt or other comparable proof of purchase; (b) a written description of the problem; (c) your address and telephone number; (d) Write the RMA number on the outside shipping packaging NOTE: Wolverine Data uses new and reconditioned parts made by various manufacturers in performing limited warranty repairs and building replacement products If Wolverine Data repairs or replaces a product, its limited warranty term is not extended 26 Warranty Exclusions Normal Wear and Tear Periodic maintenance, repair and replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear are excluded from coverage Abuse and Misuse Defects or damage that result from: (a) improper operation, storage, misuse or abuse, accident or neglect, such as physical damage (cracks, scratches, etc) to the surface of the product resulting from misuse; (b) contact with liquid, water, rain, extreme humidity or heavy perspiration, sand, dirt or the like, extreme heat, or food; (c) use of the products or accessories for commercial purposes or subjecting the product or accessory to abnormal usage or conditions; or (d) other acts which are not the fault of Wolverine Data, are excluded from coverage Use of Non-Wolverine Converter's Accessories Defects or damage that results from the use of Non-Wolverine Converter's accessories or other peripheral equipment are excluded from coverage Unauthorized Service or Modification Defects or damages resulting from service, testing, adjustment, instillation, maintenance, alteration, or modification in any way by someone other than Wolverine Data are excluded from coverage 27

16 Altered Products Product or accessories with (a) serial numbers or date tags that have been removed, altered or obliterated; (b) broken seals or that show evidence of tampering; (c) mismatched board serial numbers; or (d) nonconforming or non-wolverine Data parts or accessories, are excluded from coverage Other Limitations Any implied warranties, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, shall be limited to the duration of this limited warranty, otherwise the repair, replacement or refund as provided under this express limited warranty is the exclusive remedy of the consumer, and is provided in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied In no event shall wolverine data be liable, whether in contract or tort (including negligence) for damages in excess of the purchase price of the product, accessory or software, or for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages of any kind, or loss of revenue or profits, loss of business, loss of information or data, software or application with the ability or inability to use the product, accessories or software to the full extent these damages may be disclaimed by law Some states (or jurisdictions) do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusion or limitation may not apply to you 28 Thank you for choosing Wolverine Please call us at M-F 9:00-5:00 Pacific Time or watch video manual at wwwwolverinedatacom/support Quick Start 1 Attach power cord 2 Insert SD/SDHC memory card - Optional step 3 Turn on F2D Mighty 4 Press Left or Right and OK keys to set film type 5 Insert proper Adapter from right side slot 6 Feed the film into the right side of Adapter 7 Edit image orientation, EV and RGB if required - Optional step 8 Press Convert key to convert film to digital 9 Press OK key to save image 10 Feed in the next film, repeat converting process Join Mailing List to receive our exclusive coupon offers Feed in slide one by one